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Sweeteners Handbook, 3rd Edition
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EU Food Law
A practical guide |
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| Kaarin Goodburn |
| Woodhead Publishing Limited |
| ISBN
NO: 1855735571 |
Published:
June 2001 |
UK
Price: £115
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€177.00
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$229.00
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| List of contributors Introduction K Goodburn, Chilled Food Association, London, UK * The development of EU food law* The 2000 White Paper on the General Principles of Food Lawty * The structure of this book* References and further readingEU institutions and the legislative process K Goodburn, Chilled Food Association, London, UK * The EU and its institutions* The European Commission* The Directorate-Generals* The Directorate-Generals and EU food law* Scientific committees* The European Food Authority* The Council of the EU* The European Parliament* The Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors* ECOSOC and the Committee of the Regions * Legislative process* Forms of legislation: directives, regulations and decisions* Horizontal or vertical legislation?* Publication* The EU, national and international regulation* How EU law works: an example* References and further readingPart 1: Food safety Hygiene M Fogden, Meat and Livestock Commission, Milton Keynes, UK * Introduction* Hygiene regulation in the EU: key themes * Enforcement of hygiene regulations* The General Food Hygiene Directive (93/43/EEC)* Specific (vertical) hygiene directives: applicable to particular foodstuffs* Case study: controversy over minced meat (and meat preparations)* Future trends* Sources of further information and advice* ReferencesAdditives D W Flowerdew, Consultant (formerly Leatherhead Food Research Association), UK * Introduction* The key directives* Requirements contained in vertical food directives* Future trends * Sources of further information and advice* References* Appendix: list of E numbers of permitted additivesContaminants S Slorach, National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden * Introduction* Scientific advisory committees* Pesticide residues* Veterinary drug residues* Mercury and histamine in fishery products* Other chemical contaminants* Future trends* ReferencesFood contact materials J. S. Baughan, Keller and Heckman LLP, Washington DC, USA and J-P. Montfort, Keller and Heckman LLP, Brussels, Belgium * Introduction* General EU legislation on food contact materials* Legislation in place in the EU on specific food contact materials* Plastics materials and articles* Other categories of food contact materials* The principle of mutual recognition* Determining compliance with EU food contact legislation: some practical * examples* Future trends* Sources of further information and advice* ReferencesPart 2: Informing the consumer Labelling D A Love, Consultant (formerly Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London), UK * Key principles* The organisation of EU legislation* E The organisation of EU legislation * The main requirements for prepacked foods* Nutrition labelling and claims* Specific labelling requirements in food composition directives * Specific labelling requirements in CAP marketing regulations* Novel foods and genetically modified foods: labelling rules* Future developments * References and sources of further informationNutrition information L Insall, Food and Drink Federation, London, UK * Introduction: key issues in presenting nutrition information * EU nutrition legislation* Manufacturers'' responsibilities* Consumer expectations* Voluntary codes* Future trends* Sources of further information and advice* References* Further readingNutrition and health claims P Berry Ottaway, Berry Ottaway and Associates Limited, Hereford, UK * Introduction * Nutrition and health claims in the EU* Substantiation of health claims* Nutrition labelling* The future* ReferencesFoods for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS) P Berry Ottaway, Berry Ottaway and Associates Limited, Hereford, UK * Introduction* Categories of PARNUTS products* Article 9 of the Directive* List of nutrient substances * Innovative products* Labelling* Directive on Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae* Export of infant formulae and follow-on formulae to third countries* Directive on Processed and Cereal-based foods and Baby Foods* Foods intended for weight control diets* Foods for special medical purposes* Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen and women * Food supplements* ReferencesPart 3: Case studies Frying oils R Fox, Pura Foods Limited, Belvedere, Kent, UK * Introduction: the legal context* The structure of the frying industries* The sale of food* The life of frying oils* Environmental protection * Future trends* Sources of informationFunctional foods P Berry Ottaway, Berry Ottaway and Associates Limited, Hereford, UK * Introduction * Product description* Product positioning in the European market* Product composition* Functional claims* Packaging* Labelling* Manufacture* ReferencesIndex |
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